TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investors continued to cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% to 28,577.34 in morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.2% to 7,325.00. South Korea’s Kospi lost […]
Month: November 2021
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David Allan, Edinburgh Milkmaid With Butter Churn, circa 1780–90 Courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland A small watercolor recently acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland could be one of the earliest known portraits of a Black person by a Scottish artist, notes a statement. Painted by David Allan between the […]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has shared a new trailer for the new Entertainment District arc coming next in Season 2! The second season of the much anticipated return has been met with much less positivity than expected as the first seven episodes of Demon Slayer’s new season have been […]
Q: I live in a small rental building in Brooklyn. Another tenant has leases for several of the units. He lives in one, and uses the others for a gallery and office space. There’s a stream of interns or employees who blast music and leave front doors propped open and […]
People underestimate intuition. If your gut tells you something is off, don’t ignore it. Stalkerware is surprisingly easy to plant on someone’s phone, and trackers follow you online and offline. Tap or click for signs whether you’re being watched or just paranoid. Tracking software is frightening. It’s designed to report […]
Ask most any woman about her experience with the American healthcare system and you will likely hear stories of medical maltreatment in the form of dismissal, undertreatment or incorrect diagnosis. Add racial bias to the mix and a woman’s likelihood of being victimized in medicine is even worse. In the […]
Do you have a staircase at the entrance of your house? Do you want to go upstairs without the help of any other person? Climbing stairs may be easy, but not for those who are dealing with some disability. If you are a person who uses a wheelchair, then it […]
Ready or not, the holidays are here. Amid the hustle and bustle that comes with every holiday season, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales during November and December are expected to reach up to $859 billion, a 10.5% increase from last year. And […]